[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"][QUOTE="santiagochile"]This thread fails. What's with all the "protect the children" nonsense from you, Jasonguy. A mature Zelda would be fun, but it doesn't have to be a bloodbath like No More Heroes or Manhunt 2. I would be happy with more realism and a darker story. It doesn't have to have lots of blood or dismembered corpses, just a darker theme. What's wrong with that. If the game is good, and is not too bloody, people of all ages could still play it. Heck, my friend's son had nightmares from playing Windwaker. Just give consumers what they want, and everything will work out. santiagochile
Again, we're not talking about bad parenting we're talking about the ability for everyone to play it.
Parents failing at raising their kids isn't part of the argument.
Show me one place where I said anything about parenting. ONE! You always try to change the subject, but as usual, you fail. Reread the post, and if you don't understand, I can explain it to you!
What I believe Jasonguy was saying about the parenting thing, is that he feels that if you allow your children to play M rated games, you fail as a parent. That, however, is as ridiculous as saying that if they only play M rated games, they'll grow up to be homicidal murders. I've been playing mature rated games and watching rated R movies since I was a little kid, yet I've never killed anyone or committed any crimes. That "parents failing at rasing their kids" statement seems like an ignorant-politician way of thinking (reminds me of the crap that comes from Jack Thompson), and for a poster that constantly tries to seem more intelligent than everyone else, I'm actually surprised he would jump to such a conclusion.
To me, that seems to be the whole point of the original post: he doesn't want a more mature themed Zelda game because he feels the kids can't take it. Anyone who is around kids these days knows the majority of them are a lot less fragile than you'd think. I don't see the need to constantly coddle them, especially when there are plenty of family-friendly gaming alternatives out there, most of which are by Nintendo. One of the biggest complaints about the Zelda francise right now is that it's getting too stagnant; the formula is stale and needs to be changed. Well, a more mature theme or setting might be just the kick in the right direction the series needs, so why would you prevent a potentially awesome title being made because it could cater to a slightly older ("more mature" would be a better phrase) audience?
Frankly, I wouldn't want to see an M rated Zelda game because whenever a game get's an M rating, there's always the assumption that the devs need to add things like tons of blood, swearing, and adult situations. I would think that a Zelda game that was slightly darker in theme would be pretty cool if they pulled it off right, and it could still get a Teen rating. They wouldn't have to add gallons of gore or constant profanity to pull it off, either.
On a personal note, this is why I try not to read anything Jasonguy related. He makes entire threads about subjects a few people debate over (and sometimes the subjects are almost dead), forms half-valid, semi-thought out arguments in his defense, and then leaves when it looks like he's been trumpted only to post ANOTHER mostly pointless thread. I'd think that if you take the time to make soapbox statements that you KNOW are going to cause heated conversations, you'd at least stick around for the other side of the story. Kinda seems like troll behavior to me, but who knows? He got me to type all this out, now didn't he?
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